document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1146084>Question 1146084</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A person standing close to the edge on the top of a 160-foot building throws a baseball vertically upward. The quadratic function, s(t)= -16t^2+64t+160 models the ball’s height where s(t) is the height and t is the number of seconds after the ball is thrown.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(Note that s(t) is just function notation for the height of the ball and NOT s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiplied by t; also note where the initial height and initial velocity values play a role in the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ball will never reach a height of 300 ft. How can this be determined<BR>\n" );
document.write( "algebraically? Show the algebra here </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A big part of solving problems in the real world is to know what is needed and what is not needed to solve a problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your dislike of such \"trick\" questions is pure academic snobbery.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you don't like such problems then avoid them.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stick to solving problems that suit you.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "BTW I don't admit that it is \"pure US american\" style. The style of having extraneous info is valid for teaching real world problems. </SPAN>\n" );
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